The Penn's Grove record., 1887-06-11

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Early cucumbers and tomatoes anc
new potatoes at Shoemakcr's butcher
shop.
Amos Gibbs is having a new fence
built in front Of his house at Union
Corner.
Mural Lodge Of odd Fellows will at.
tend the eBthel Church in a body TO.
morrow morning.
The steamer Republic made her first
trip Thursday to Cape May, taking
some 20OO persons from Wilmington.
Cali at Mrs. Bilderback's tonight for
vanilla, strawberry, chocolate and
pine apple cream, and orange water ice.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
the annual report of the County Col
lector which should he carefully read
by every tax payer.
James Carey, of Chester, who gave
Jut HldRlC IhibclH SbtlltS III Lhihldi-
uel church ON Wednesday evening is
native of Pennsyille.
The famous oil stoves, something
new this year, if you fail to see it you
will miss seeing a wonder at the new
Tinsmith's Turner'S Hall.
God DaI.,f Jh,In 1,Ff Dn.A.ayr,xa
on his schooner Hattie J. Sheets, light
on Friday morning bound for George
town, 5. C., for a load of lumber.
Harry Smith, of %Pennsgroye, caught
a large sea turtle while fishing for stur-
geon at Bayside recently. 1t weighed
nearly i've hundred pounds. lie has
it on exhibition at BridgetoD.
A few shad have been caught this
week. On Monday 400 were sent to
Philadelphia from Peuusgloye; on
Thursday 300; and on Wednesday $50.
They cleared from SIG to $50 per 100.
Pemberton Pierce, the hero of the
PennsgrOye elOpement case of last win
ter, has been expelled from the lodge
of Masons, of W0odstown, of which he
was a member at the lime of his esca-
pade.
Persons who were ON the wharf on
Wednesday could get al idea Of the
iee.cream eaten il Pennsgrove. There
were twenty-slX empty ice-cream calls,
most Of which would hold twenty-five
quarts, put on tie Reybold, most all of
them being fer Bruna q Co., of Salem.
Misses George Mattson and Maggie
Denny shipped on Thursday afternoon
with Capt. Aladdin Dole on his schoon-
er, August Flower, for a pleasure trip
to South Greek, N. G. He was bound
there light for IA load OF lumber and
took the girls for ballast. We wish
them Il pleasant voyage.
The sturgeon fishermen at Bayside
have broken camp AS very few fish
have been caught for two weeks I.
j. ToIton's crew and J. r. Elkjntou's
arrived home on Thursday and report
the season to be the poorest ever
known Ii they pay expenses they
will do we'll this wear,
Elwood 5. Layton and family have
returned to Pennsgrove from Frank
ford where he moved last spring. Mr..
Lay ton sold his interest in the retaIr-
ant he was carrying on with Burroughs
Smith, TO john Perry. 1t was IA pay
ing stand but he was forced To give ii
up on account of his health, he not be-
ing use to confinement.
David Sparks, Jr., a farmer liv-
ing near Sharptown, att empted
suicide Thursday morning by hang
ing. He was discovered suspended in
the barn after a few minutes absence
from his house, and every effort was
made TO restore consciousness. 1t is
thought he was deranged, as symptoms
of insanity have been observed in him
before.
notwithstanding the threatening
| aspect of the weather, the strawberry
sociabIe of the st. Pauls church at the
residence Of Samuel 5. Thompson was
well attended on Tuesday evening. A
large wagon drawn by four horses and
| decorated with flags followed by sever
al other wagons filed with a joyous
| party went from P~ennsgrove. About
eighty persons were served by the ladies
| at the tables and a good sum realized
for the benefit of their parsonage.
After a pleasant evening with Mr..
Thompson and family, who gave them
a hearty welcome and an invitation to
come again, the party returned well
pleased with their visit.
James Day, we understand, has
been relieved of his position as lamp
lighter in Wilmington, and has return
ed to his home IN the Misery and is
now working up a libel suit against
the RECORD for publishing his fame,
which he does not approve of, as he is
of such a.modes and retiring DISPOSE
ton. Some have expressed that he
must be q smart IN IN when he, "A Jersey
Republican could get a position under
"a Democratic administration, espec-
tally IN Democratic Wilmington; and
So say we. We wish lin q contented
mind and a loag life ana hope he will
compromise his suit for further free
advertising.
County News.